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Recent Examples of shovel
Nothing reminded me of that as much as when Kimi and Myka, after doing runway walks in their hairnets and drab white protective garments, shoveled the graves of whey out of a slurry and pitched them into a giant bin.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
In some buildings, the workers also clean, shovel snowy sidewalks and wrestle bins of refuse out of basements and alleys for pickup.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Wood handles are fine for light work, such as shoveling mulch.
—Midwest Living, 14 Apr. 2026
Lorenz battled in front and found just enough space to shovel home the rebound for his 17th goal of the season.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
In some buildings, the workers also clean, shovel snowy sidewalks and wrestle bins of refuse out of basements and alleys for pickup.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Wood handles are fine for light work, such as shoveling mulch.
—Midwest Living, 14 Apr. 2026
Lorenz battled in front and found just enough space to shovel home the rebound for his 17th goal of the season.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shovel
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There are a few possibilities for non-gopher holes, including the Norway rat, voles, moles, rabbits, ground squirrels and snakes, which don’t dig their own underground burrows but take over old tunnels and improve upon them.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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The wheels were set in motion, and Kubicek started digging to find out whether anything like it had been done before.—
Jeff Miller,
Rolling Stone,
18 May 2026
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The Suez Canal, however, is an artificial waterway excavated through Egyptian territory, while the Strait of Hormuz is a naturally occurring strait governed by a different legal framework, according to an international law expert.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
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The burial was excavated by Colchester Archaeological Trust during archaeological work at the former Essex County Hospital site.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
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“Shovel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shovel. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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